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Pajeken, Jakob Leon
IM🇩🇪FIDE 12942839· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Jakob Leon Pajeken, a 23-year-old German International Master, is rated 2472 — his current career high and ranked 40th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 1, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 6 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 2 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He reached German #40 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 16) and FM in 2018 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at Smuk Skak GM Tournament 2025. At junior level, he reached World #41 in U20, World #72 in U18, World #45 in U16, World #83 in U14, World #29 in U12 and World #97 in U10.
Current rating
2472
Standard
Rpd2420·Blz2474
All-time high
2472
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Peak German rank: #40
at age 23 · rated 2472
May 2026
All-time peak 2472
at age 23
May 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 22
May 2025
2023
41st U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2465
Mar 2023
2022
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Jun 2022
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2440 → 2472
Tournaments
17
95 games
Score
55.5/ 9558.4%
41W40D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2648 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #28 | 2518 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #109 | 2387 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2406 | -0.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #19 | 2460 | +0.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #16 | 2457 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 2425 | -0.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #57 | 2347 | -7.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #59 | 2476 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2385 | -3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFilip Boe OlsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2475
+8 −5 =9
22 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Oct 2026
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vsDaniel KopylovIM
🇩🇪GER·2417
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTobias VoegeFM
🇩🇪GER·2323
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAshot ParvanyanIM
🇩🇪GER·2439
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#40
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#481
in continent
World
#812
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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